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  • Utility of Natural Language Processing for Clinical Quality Measures Reporting

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    Clinical quality measures (CQMs) are tools that help measure and track the quality of health care services. Measuring and reporting CQMs helps to ensure that our health care system is delivering effective, safe, efficient, patient-centered,… read more
    … patient-centered, equitable, and timely care. The CQM for influenza immunization measures the percentage of … patient-centered, equitable, and timely care. The CQM for influenza immunization measures the percentage of …
  • An Analysis of the Health Hazards Posed by a Surge of Unaccompanied Alien Children to the Lower Rio Grande Valley Border

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    Unaccompanied alien children (UAC) are undocumented migrant children who come to the United States unaccompanied by a parent or guardian. The number apprehended UACs originating from the Central America counties of El Salvador, Guatemala, and… read more
    … children (UAC) are undocumented migrant children who come to the United States unaccompanied by a parent or … children (UAC) are undocumented migrant children who come to the United States unaccompanied by a parent or …
  • Antibody Prevalence to Influenza Type A in Wild Boars of Northern Ukraine

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    Domestic swine have been viewed as important for the adaptation and spillover of IA from birds into human populations as they are sensitive to both avian and mammalian (including human) influenza viruses [1]. However, in much of Eurasia and North… read more
    … swine are geographically widespread, abundant and often come in close contact with humans in rural and agricultural … swine are geographically widespread, abundant and often come in close contact with humans in rural and agricultural …
  • Avian Flu, Ebola, MERS, and Other Emerging Challenges for Influenza Surveillance Practitioners

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    Public health practitioners endeavor to expand and refine their syndromic and other advanced surveillance systems which are designed to supplement their existing laboratory testing and disease surveillance toolkit. While much of the development and… read more
    … Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and other viruses associated with high mortality, … Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), and other viruses associated with high mortality, …
  • Ebola, Enterovirus, MERS, Novel Flu, and other Challenges for Public Health Surveillance Practitioners

    Content Type: Abstract

    Public health practitioners endeavor to expand and refine their syndromic and other advanced surveillance systems that are designed to supplement their existing laboratory testing and disease surveillance toolkit. While much of the development and… read more
    … Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Ebola virus strains, and other viruses associated with … Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Ebola virus strains, and other viruses associated with …
  • Enhancing the BioSense Platform: Findings from an ESSENCE and SAS Pilot Project

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    BioSense was launched in 2003 by CDC with its primary aim to establish an integrated system of nationwide public health surveillance for the early detection and prompt assessment of potential bioterrorism-related syndromes or other public health… read more
    … Syndromic Surveillance Community of Practice (NSSP CoP). They requested that CDC provide advanced syndromic … Syndromic Surveillance Community of Practice (NSSP CoP). They requested that CDC provide advanced syndromic …
  • Evaluation of Point of Need Diagnostic Tests for Use in California Influenza Outbreaks

    Content Type: Abstract

    Each year several thousands contract the seasonal flu, and it is estimated that these viruses are responsible for the deaths of over six thousand individuals [1]. Further, when a new strain is detected (e.g. 2009), the result can be substantially… read more
    … outbreak by one to two weeks. As new data streams come online, it is important to understand what added … outbreak by one to two weeks. As new data streams come online, it is important to understand what added …
  • 2015 International Society for Disease Surveillance Conference Harnessing Data to Advance Health Equity

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    The International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS) will hold its fourteenth annual conference in Denver, CO on December 10th and 11th, 2015. The society's mission is to improve population health by advancing the science and practice of… read more
    … will hold its fourteenth annual conference in Denver, CO on December 10th and 11th, 2015. The society's mission is … will hold its fourteenth annual conference in Denver, CO on December 10th and 11th, 2015. The society's mission is …